JOEL E. REACH

Joel E. Reach, 81, of Gilbertsville, went to be with our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on August 28, 2010 at home with his family by his side.

He was born January 8, 1929 in Bibb Co. Alabama to the late Gordon and Annie Mae (Medders) Reach. Joel married Patricia Terwilliger on July 2, 1954 in Wallkill, NY.

He enlisted in the United States Air Force in 1947. He served his country in WWII during the Berlin Airlift, the Korean War and the Vietnam Pipeline. Joel retired from the Air Force in 1968 and began working for the NYS Bridge Authority. He was a former Scout Master, with Boy Scouts in Naha, Okinawa. Joel was also a past member of the Homestead Everglades Posse, a precision drill team on horseback out of Homestead, FL. He was a member of the Dutch Reformed Church of Shawangunk, NY where he served as an Elder and Deacon. Joel was also a member of the VFW and the American Legion.